1.   The Battle of Yorktown proved that the Patriots had won the war.

2.   The Olive Branch Petition was a letter sent by the Patriots to King George III, asking him to repeal the Intolerable Acts.

3.   Mary Slocumb joined the North Carolina militia to fight the battle of Moore’s Creek.

4.  Mercenaries were soldiers hired by the British to help them in the Revolutionary War.

5.  The 2^nd Continental Congress was a meeting of colonial leaders to deal with the British reaction to Lexington and Concord.

6.  Peter Salem was a free African who fought at the Battle of Concord.

7.  Friedrich Von Steuben was a German soldier who helped train the Continental soldiers at Valley Forge.

8.  Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.

9.  George Washington was chosen to lead the Continental army because of his understanding of soldiers.

10.  Phillis Wheatley was a person whose poems supported independence.

11. The Battle of Saratoga was the American victory in the Revolutionary war that led France to help the Patriots.

12. Quakers are a religious group whose members are pacifists and refuse to take art in war.

13. Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense and urged colonies to break away from England.

14.  The Treaty of Paris was an agreement between the British and Americans at the end of the Revolutionary War.

You will need to place these events in order:

1.     Americans fight the British at the Battle of Bunker Hill.

2.     Second Continental Congress declares independence.

3.     The Continental army spends the winter at Valley Forge.

4.     American victory over the British at the Battle of Saratoga.

5.     American victory at the Battle of Yorktown.

When people learned about the Declaration of Independence that had to make a choice whether to become Patriots and fight for independence or to remain loyal to the British king.  This was an important choice to make because:

•    If they chose independence they must be prepared for a long war.

• If they choose to remain loyal they must be willing to obey all British laws.

In the War for Independence, the British army had many advantages that the Continental army did not have.  In a one-paragraph essay, contrast the British army with the Continental army.  {Here are some facts to help you}

Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence was very carefully planned and written.  It became one of the nation’s most important documents.  In the chart below, describe the purpose of each of the four parts of this document: